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PTSD After Childbirth (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
HEALTH CARE Published on Friday, November 20, 2009 Carondelet Health Network has received a $35,000 grant to help it identify and support mood disorders in pregnant and postpartum women. The grant was awarded through Project HOPE (Healthy Optimistic Perinatal Experience) and funded by the Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Program. “Mood disorders around childbirth impact several generations,”...
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PTSD After Childbirth (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Amy Brightifield, Health Director Monday I was honored to attend the Hope for Depression annual seminar where Brooke Shields accepted the first “HOPE” Award for Depression Advocacy for her efforts to help lift the stigma that surrounds depression. She wrote a book, “Down Came The Rain,” about her struggle with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, Rowan,...
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PTSD After Childbirth (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Pregnancy news: Parental Monitoring Can Curb Teen Marijuana Use Posted - Nov 19, 2009 - 7:13am 0 comments 0 reads herarticle: Brooke Shields, Audrey Gruss and The Hope for Depression Research Foundation Posted by Susan Dowd Stone - Nov 19, 2009 - 5:17am 0 comments 0 reads news: Late Preterm Births Increasing in U.S. Posted - Nov 18, 2009 - 12:23pm 0 comments 0 reads news: Pregnancy Complication May...
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Beyond Postpartum (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Where : Ridgeview Institute 3995 South Cobb Drive Pro North Building Group Room 6 Smyrna, GA 30080 When : 1 st and 3 rd Thursdays of every month 2- 3:30 p.m. Who should attend : Mothers who are struggling or who have struggled with postpartum - depression, anxiety, OCD, panic and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Group Facilitator : Jacqueline Cohen, LAPC 404-822-1026 *Due to hospital policy and...
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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians (MAPP) has developed a Postpartum Depression Project in recognition of the fact that postpartum depression is under-diagnosed and under-treated and can have long-term adverse effects on women and children. MAPP received a grant from the American Psychiatric Association to provide training programs and easy access to educational materials about postpartum...
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Perinatal Pro (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
There will undoubtedly be news stories over the next few weeks focusing on Brooke Shield’s appearance at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation luncheon which took place in Manhattan on November 16th. Her compelling story, strong advocacy and consistent efforts to bring attention to postpartum depression are appreciated by women who have suffered, those who [...]
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Family Mental Health (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The more I have learned about postpartum depression, the more I realized how much misinformation is out there. Television, magazines, and the Internet continue to over dramatize and politicize postpartum mental disorders. Or, they are completely dismissive of new mothers truly concerned about their mental health. Right now, I’ll just take you through a comparison [...]
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Celebrity Baby Scoop (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Brooke Shields was spotted in out Soho today (November 18) picking up her daughter Rowan Frances , 6, and a friend from school. The 44-year-old recently opened up about her battle with postpartum depression saying that in her darkest moments she felt that she “should not exist” and that her “baby would be better off without [her]”. Eventually she was diagnosed with a chemical...
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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Brooke Shields recently received an advocacy award from the Hope for Depression Research Foundation in Manhattan. At the event, she spoke about her experience with postpartum depression and about the stigma of mental illness. People magazine covered the event here. Of interest to me was this bit about her treatment for depression: "Shields was prescribed medication, though she stopping taking...
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Celebrity Pregnancy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
As she received an advocacy award from the Hope for Depression Foundation in Manhattan on Monday Brooke Shields spoke about her own very sad experience with postpartum depression. She said, “We think and we feel that we should just be able to handle it on our own I’ve always been strong enough to get through every [...]
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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I heard from several readers this week that my post "The Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety (In Plain Mama English)" was one of your all-time favorites. Thanks for that -- it really made my week! You have no idea how much it inspires me when I hear that! Interestingly enough, Typepad, the hosting service for my blog, has just launched a feature called "Favorites". At...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Brooke Shields has revealed she wanted to take her own life when she first became a mother because she was suffering from severe post-natal depression.
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Lisa Romeo Writes (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Ten years ago, emerging from a second round of postpartum depression, I stumbled across Susan Kushner Resnick's memoir, Sleepless Days: One Woman's Journey Through Postpartum Depression . When I closed the book, I has one of those moments of realization that are incredibly clear and also painful -- I had to dramatically revamp my writing life. The author's note said Susan was a fellow alumna of the...
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Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Actress Brooke Shields was honored for her work with depression advocacy in New York on Monday -- and we asked the star whether she thought former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin may have suffered from postpartum depression while campaigning for office last year. ET raised the question to Shields (who battled her own postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter Rowan in 2003) after...
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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Women's Mental Health is conducting two clinical trials that may be of interest: Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy: If you are pregnant and diagnosed with bipolar disorder (or manic depression), you may be eligible for this research study. Participants meet with research coordinators and psychiatrists who specialize in bipolar illness during pregnancy. For more...
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irene323 | 09/03/2009
Of course if you think about it objectively you’re happy that you’re baby came out beautifully, with ten fingers and ten toes, and you’re so lucky that your husband is taking some of those night feeds, and that your mother is changing diapers, and that your baby isn’t even screaming all that much…but…if everything is going so smoothly, why do you feel so…sad? Getting the baby blues is one thing—every
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medicfarma0 | 07/20/2009
Postpartum depression affects about 14% of women and generally begins about 4-6 weeks after delivery, not right away, as thought by many. Although it is thought of as a women’s disorder, 10% of new fathers suffer from postpartum depression though it’s often not recognized as such when it arises. The symptoms are similar in both sexes, but the causes in men may be sudden and unexpected lifestyle changes....
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